"We pretended to work, and they pretended to pay us."--Mikhail Khodorkovsky

"Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery."--Winston Churchill

"When the people find that they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic."--Benjamin Franklin

"Government is not reason. It is not eloquent. It is force. Like fire, it is a dangerous servant and a fearful master.""The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury."--George Washington